South Texas Preparatory Academy

Leander Middle School

O. Henry Middle School

O. Henry Middle School

Shallowater Middle School

Welcome to the Texas Schools to Watch® website. We hope you use this site as a tool to learn about the Texas Schools to Watch® program and as a resource for middle level reform. Through this site you can:

Tour the Texas Schools to Watch model schools and explore their programs, cultures and characteristics that led to their selection as models for other middle schools

Use a powerful, online School Self-Study and Rating Rubric and the Readiness Checklist based on the School to Watch Criteria. (NOTE: The Self-Study Rubric must now be submitted online only. Email for directions on how to access the Rubric.) YOU MUST COMPLETE THE RUBRIC BEFORE YOU CAN APPLY.

Considering Applying for 2016? If you believe your school is a model for others and is on the move toward success in the areas of academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity and organizational structures that supports middle level reform, we encourage you to explore the possibility of applying to become a 2016 Texas School to Watch.

January 19-20, 2017: New Texas Schools to Watch honored at the TMSA Annual Conference

April - May, 2017: Schools to Watch Celebrations June 2017: New Schools present at the National Schools to Watch Conference in Arlington, VA (dates coming soon)

About Us

Each year, the program identifies middle schools that are academically excellent, developmentally responsive, socially equitable, and structured for success. The sites selected to be Texas Schools to Watch® model schools meet the unique challenges of their student populations and share a strong, ongoing record of student achievement. The Texas Schools to Watch® program is affiliated with, and based upon criteria established by, the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform.

Contact Us

Texas Schools To Watch is a project of the Texas Middle School Association. For more information, contact us at: